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Glamorgan

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Glamorgan
Morgannwg
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Primary Destinations
Bridgend • Cardiff • Merthyr Tydfil • Neath • Port Talbot • Swansea
Other Important Destinations
Barry • Caerphilly • Cardiff Airport • Hirwaun • Pontypridd • Treherbert • Treorchy
Current Highway Authorities
Bridgend • Caerphilly • Cardiff • Merthyr Tydfil • Neath Port Talbot • Rhondda Cynon Taf • Swansea • Vale of Glamorgan
Borders
Brecknockshire • Carmarthenshire • Monmouthshire
Welsh Government Roads
M4 • A465 • A470 • A4060 • A4232

Glamorgan (Morgannwg in Welsh) is a traditional county in South Wales.

The county council created to cover the majority of the county in 1888, with Cardiff and Swansea being administratively separate as County Boroughs, was abolished in 1974; it was subdivided administratively into West Glamorgan, Mid Glamorgan and South Glamorgan until 1995 and was then further subdivided, meaning that roads in the county are now administered by a number of Highway Authorities.

Geography and economy

The A4232 crosses the River Taff to Cardiff Bay

Glamorgan is Wales's southernmost county. It extends from the Brecon Beacons National Park in the north to the Bristol Channel coast in the south and west-east between the Rivers Loughor and Rhymney. The north of the county consists of the well-known Welsh Valleys, one of the most built-up mountainous areas in the UK, whilst further south the land flattens out into the largely agricultural Vale of Glamorgan. Much of the coast is built-up and indeed industrial, although places like Barry and Penarth are seaside resorts. Glamorgan's best known industry was coal-mining – at one time this covered virtually the whole county and Barry was the world's largest coal port – but all of this has now gone. Other heavy industries in the county included copper in Swansea and ferrous metals, particularly in Port Talbot; this last-named is still in existence. The decline of traditional industries has led to a need for diversification. For example, Swansea is now the home of the Driver Vehicle and Licensing Agency (DVLA) whilst Llantristant, in the east of the county, accommodates the Royal Mint. The county town of Cardiff was declared capital of Wales in 1955 and contains a number of national institutions such as the National Museum of Wales and the Senedd / Welsh National Assembly building.

Roads

The M4 near Port Talbot

Roads in Glamorgan are constrained by the terrain giving the county a fragmented network. In the flat Vale of Glamorgan the sparse population means that there is no need for a large number of roads, whilst in the mountainous rest of the county roads are forced to run along the valleys rather than across, although there are a few exceptions. The county's main east-west roads are the A465 Heads of the Valleys Road and the A48 and M4 along the coast. The South Wales Trunk Road Agent maintains the county's trunk roads, which include the A465 and M4, as well as the main north-south A470, the A4060 through Merthyr Tydfil, and part of the A4232 towards Cardiff. The responsibility for non-trunk roads is split between seven highway authorities: Bridgend CBC, Caerphilly CBC, the City of Cardiff Council, Merthyr Tydfil CBC, Neath Port Talbot CBC, Rhondda Cynon Taf CBC, the City and County of Swansea Council and the Vale of Glamorgan Council.

Route From To Length
M4 Chiswick, Middlesex Pont Abraham, Carmarthenshire 191.9 miles View  
A48(M) Gabalfa Cardiff West Interchange View
A48(M) Lôn-las Llangyfelach 3.9 miles View
A48(M) Margam Briton Ferry 4.3 miles View
A48 Highnam, Gloucester Carmarthen 119 miles View
A465 Neath Bromyard 79.3 miles View
A468 Bassaleg Nantgarw 11.9 miles View
A469 Roath, Cardiff Bute Town 24.5 miles View
A470 Cardiff Llandudno 185.1 miles View
A472 Usk Abercynon 23.7 miles View
A473 Upper Boat Laleston 18.6 miles View
A474 Ammanford Briton Ferry 20.0 miles View
A475 Swansea Carmarthen 28 miles View
A483 Earlswood Chester 153.6 miles View
A484 Fforestfach, Swansea Cardigan 57.0 miles View
A4049 Bryn Tir Phil 6.5 miles View
A4050 Culverhouse Cross Barry 5.9 miles View
A4050 Pengam Tir-Phil 5.3 miles View
A4051 Bethesda Street High Street 0.5 miles View
A4053 Cardiff Royal Infirmary Monument 0.8 miles View
A4054 Llandaff Merthyr Tydfil 26.2 miles View
A4055 Penarth Barry Island 8.0 miles View
A4056 Ely Mynachdy 2.0 miles View
A4057 Castle Street Ton-y-Felin Road 0.1 miles View
A4058 Pontypridd Treorchy 10.8 miles View
A4059 Abercynon Brecon Beacons 21.2 miles View
A4060 Abercanaid Dowlais Top 3.8 miles View
A4060 Dunraven Place Derwen Road 0.2 miles View
A4061 Bridgend Hirwaun 25.5 miles View
A4062 Ogmore Terrace Blackmill Road 0.1 miles View
A4063 Cymer Newcastle, Bridgend 13.3 miles View
A4064 Abergarw Blaengarw 5.6 miles View
A4065 Tondu Bryncoch 1.9 miles View
A4066 Hirwaun Beacons Reservoir 9.5 miles View
A4067 Oystermouth Sennybridge 35.8 miles View
A4068 Gurnos Brynamman 5.4 miles View
A4068 Morriston Ystalyfera 9.1 miles View
A4069 Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen Llandovery 20.5 miles View
A4069 High Street Prospect Place 0.3 miles View
A4070 Fforestfach Loughor 3.7 miles View
A4093 Tonyrefail Llangeinor 7.5 miles View
A4102 Merthyr Eastern By Pass Merthyr Western By Pass 2.7 miles View
A4106 Laleston Porthcawl 3.7 miles View
A4107 Bwlch y Clawdd Port Talbot 15.1 miles View
A4108 Cymer Glyncorrwg 2.4 miles View
A4109 Glynneath Aberdulais 14.7 miles View
A4118 Swansea Port Eynon 17.3 miles View
A4119 Tonypandy Cardiff Bay 20.7 miles View
A4132 A472 Ystrad Mynach Bedwilwyn Road 0.2 miles View
A4160 Cardiff Penarth 4.6 miles View
A4161 Llanedeyrn Waungron Park 5.4 miles View
A4164 Hendreforgan Gilfach Goch 0.6 miles View
A4211 Baglan Groes 4.8 miles View
A4216 Sketty Lane Fforestfach Cross 2.7 miles View
A4217 St Thomas, Swansea Llansamlet 3.5 miles View
A4221 Dyffryn Cellwen Abercraf 2.8 miles View
A4222 Cowbridge By Pass Talbot Green 7.6 miles View
A4223 Mill Street, Pontypridd A470 Bridge Street Roundabout 0.46 miles View
A4224 Abercynon Aberdare 7.3 miles View
A4225 Porth Trehafod 0.9 miles View
A4226 Cardiff Airport Sycamore Cross, Bonvilston 7.2 miles View
A4228 Sardis Road Roundabout Merthyr Road 0.7 miles View
A4229 Pyle Porthcawl 2.9 miles View
A4230 Lôn-las (M4 junction 44) Aberdulais 3.9 miles View
A4231 Pencoedtre Palmerstown 1.6 miles View
A4232 Cardiff West Cardiff Gate 17.8 miles View
A4233 Tonyrefail Aberdare 13.9 miles View
A4234 Adam Street Queen's Gate 0.9 miles View
A4240 Penllergaer Loughor 3.6 miles View
A4241 Baglan Margam 5.9 miles View   
B4018 Hirwaun Cwm Ynys-Mintan 1.2 miles View
B4181 Bridgend Coychurch roundabout 2.4 miles View
B4223 Cwmparc, Treorchy Llwynypia, Tonypandy 3.3 miles View
B4242 Pontneddfechan Aberdulais 9.3 miles View
B4243 Bassaleg Rogerstone 0.9 miles View
B4247 Rhossili Scurlage 3.5 miles View
B4253 Cogan Penarth 0.6 miles View
B4254 Edwardsville Blackwood 6.2 miles View
B4255 Bedlinog Nelson 4.5 miles View
B4257 Pontlottyn Llechryd 3.1 miles View
B4258 Llandough Llandaff 4.6 miles View
B4258 Roath Gabalfa 2.3 miles View
B4259 Butetown Riverside 1.8 miles View
B4260 Llandough Penarth 1.0 mile View
B4261 Newport Road Crwys Road 0.6 miles View
B4261 Llandaff Llantrisant 7.9 miles View
B4262 Radyr Taff's Well 2.3 miles View
B4263 Senghenydd Caerphilly Common 6.2 miles View
B4264 Pontyclun Mwyndy 1.4 miles View
B4264 Penyrheol Trecenydd 0.8 miles View
B4265 Bridgend Cardiff International Airport 15.9 miles View
B4266 Waycock Cross roundabout Jenner Road / Park Crescent 0.7 miles View
B4267 Palmerstown Llandaff 9.1 miles View
B4267 Llantwit Major Cowbridge 4.6 miles View
B4268 Llysworney (S) Pentre Meyrick 1.7 miles View
B4269 Bridgend Llantwit Major 9.2 miles View
B4270 Llantwit Major Cowbridge 4.3 miles View
B4271 Llanrhidian Upper Killay 5.8 miles View
B4271 Ystrad Rhondda Llantrisant 8.9 miles View
B4272 Broadway Castle Street 0.2 miles View
B4273 Ynysybwl Pontypridd 4.2 miles View
B4274 Pontypridd bridge Pont Siôn Norton 1.0 mile View
B4275 Abercynon Penywaun 10.7 miles View
B4276 Trecynon Dynevor Arms 3.1 miles View
B4277 Aberdare Tonyrefail 13.4 miles View
B4278 Hendreforgan Porth 7.2 miles View
B4279 Tonyrefail Blackmill 4.9 miles View
B4280 Bryncethin Penprysg 4.0 miles View
B4281 Pyle Aberkenfig 4.7 miles View
B4282 Cwmafan Cwmfelin 5.9 miles View
B4282 Laleston Porthcawl 3.9 miles View
B4283 North Cornelly Cwrt-y-Defaid 3.3 miles View
B4284 Cymer Abergwynfi 2.4 miles View
B4285 Troed-y-rhiw Merthyr Vale 2.3 miles View
B4285 Crynant Banwen 5.7 miles View
B4285 Cymer Glyncorrwg 2.4 miles View
B4286 Aberavon, Port Talbot Pontrhydyfen 3.6 miles View
B4287 Neath Pontrhydyfen 3.7 miles View
B4288 Neath Aberdulais 2.5 miles View
B4289 Orchard Street Briton Ferry Road 0.5 miles View
B4290 Brynmill, Swansea Neath Abbey 4.35 miles View
B4291 Clydach Lôn-las 3.0 miles View
B4292 St Thomas, Swansea Pwll-y-gravel, Llansamlet 3.5 miles View
B4293 Victoria Park Prospect Place 1.2 miles View
B4294 Gladstone Road Broad Street 0.8 miles View
B4294 Swansea Port Eynon 16.7 miles View
B4295 Llanrhidian Cockett 10.1 miles View
B4296 Pontarddulais Killay 7.4 miles View
B4297 Ystalyfera Sennybridge 19.1 miles View
B4298 Ystalyfera Gurnos 1.2 miles View
B4299 Gurnos Brynamman 5.5 miles View
B4300 Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen Llangadog 13.9 miles View
B4433 Oystermouth Mumbles Pier 1.0 mile View
B4433 North Cornelly Cwrt-y-Defaid 3.0 miles View
B4434 Resolven Neath 8.5 miles View
B4435 Herbert Street Brecon Road 0.4 miles View
B4436 Kilvrough, near Pennard Sketty Green, Swansea 5.8 miles View
B4474 James Street, Pontardawe High Street, Pontardawe 0.2 miles View
B4486 Ebbw Vale Waun Lwyd 2.6 miles View
B4486 Colcot Barry 1.3 miles View
B4487 Roath St Mellons 4.3 miles View
B4488 Waun-gron Park Llandaff Fields 0.9 miles View
B4489 Llangyfelach Swansea 5.1 miles View
B4512 Ystrad Pont-y-gwaith 1.5 miles View
B4522 Tynewydd Treherbert 0.7 miles View
B4523 Dunraven Street Miskin Road 0.2 miles View
B4524 St Brides Major Brocastle 7.9 miles View
B4562 Llanishen St Mellons 5.0 miles View
B4593 Caswell Bay Oystermouth 1.6 miles View
B4595 Talbot Green Pontypridd 8.4 miles View
B4599 Ystalyfera Cae'r-bont 4.2 miles View
B4600 Penrhos roundabout Crossways roundabout 2.3 miles View
B4603 Ynysmeudwy Hafod, Swansea 9.6 miles View
B4620 Loughor Cadle, Fforestfach 3.5 miles View
B4622 Bryntirion, Bridgend Bridgend bypass 0.8 miles View
B4623 Caerphilly Common Pwllypant 2.5 miles View
B4625 Tircanol Lôn-las 1.9 miles View
B5444 Pentre-chwyth Winsh-wen 1.7 miles View    
C219 Bailey Street, Mountain Ash Penrhiwceiber Road, Mountain Ash 0.2 miles View
T10 London Fishguard View
T18 Swansea Manchester View
T75 Cardiff Llangurig View
T76 Neath Abergavenny View
T107 E of Abercynon E of Dowlais View

Key

Motorway
Primary Route
Non Primary Route
Former Motorway
Defunct Route
E Road
Future Motorway
Future Primary
Future Non Primary
Historical Route
Tourist Route
Roman Road
Unbuilt Motorway
Unbuilt Primary
Unbuilt Non Primary
National Cycle Network
Cycle Route
Eurovelo Cycle Route

Junctions

Main Article: Junctions in Glamorgan


Bridges, Tunnels, and other Crossings

Main Article: Crossings in Glamorgan





Glamorgan
Services
Crossings
Roads
A48 • A48(M) (Llantrisant Radial) • A48(M) (Morriston Bypass) • A48(M) (Port Talbot Bypass) • A465 • A468 • A469 • A470 • A472 • A473 • A474 • A475 (Swansea - Carmarthen) • A483 • A484 • A4049 • A4050 • A4050 (Rhymney) • A4051 (Merthyr Tydfil) • A4053 (Cardiff) • A4054 • A4055 • A4056 • A4057 (Caerphilly) • A4058 • A4059 • A4060 • A4060 (Bridgend) • A4061 • A4062 (Bryncethin) • A4063 • A4064 • A4065 • A4066 (Hirwaun - Brecon Beacons) • A4067 • A4068 • A4068 (Morriston - Ystalyfera) • A4069 • A4069 (Swansea) • A4070 • A4093 • A4102 (Merthyr Tydfil) • A4106 • A4107 • A4108 (Glamorgan) • A4109 • A4118 • A4119 • A4132 • A4160 • A4161 • A4164 • A4211 • A4216 • A4217 • A4221 • A4222 • A4223 • A4224 • A4225 • A4226 • A4228 • A4229 • A4230 • A4231 • A4232 • A4233 • A4234 • A4240 • A4241 • B4018 (South Wales) • B4181 • B4223 • B4242 • B4243 (Porth) • B4247 • B4253 (Penarth) • B4254 • B4255 • B4257 • B4258 (Llandaff) • B4258 (Roath - Gabalfa) • B4259 • B4260 (Penarth) • B4261 • B4261 (Llandaff - Llantrisant) • B4262 • B4263 • B4264 • B4264 (Caerphilly) • B4265 • B4266 • B4267 • B4267 (Llantwit Major - Cowbridge) • B4268 • B4269 (Bridgend - Llantwit Major) • B4270 • B4271 • B4271 (Rhondda) • B4272 • B4273 • B4274 • B4275 • B4276 • B4277 • B4278 • B4279 (South Wales) • B4280 • B4281 • B4282 • B4282 (Porthcawl) • B4283 • B4284 (South Wales) • B4285 • B4285 (Crynant - Banwen) • B4285 (Cymer - Glyncorrwg) • B4286 • B4287 • B4288 (Neath) • B4289 (Neath) • B4290 • B4291 • B4292 • B4293 (Swansea) • B4294 • B4294 (Gower) • B4295 • B4296 • B4297 (Ystalyfera - Sennybridge) • B4298 (Ystalyfera - Gurnos) • B4299 (Gurnos - Brynamman) • B4300 (Black Mountain) • B4433 • B4433 (Kenfig) • B4434 • B4435 • B4436 • B4474 • B4486 • B4486 (Barry) • B4487 • B4488 • B4489 • B4512 • B4522 • B4523 • B4524 • B4562 • B4593 • B4595 • B4599 • B4600 • B4603 • B4620 • B4622 • B4623 (Caerphilly) • B4625 • B5444 (Swansea) • C219 (Rhondda Cynon Taf) • E30 • E105 (London - Fishguard) • Ffordd Cambria • Hook Road • M4 • NCN4 • NCN8 • T10 (Britain) • T18 (Britain) • T75 (Britain) • T76 (Britain) • T107 (Britain) • Western Tangential
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Level crossing on the A473 near... (C) Gareth James - Geograph - 2441765.jpgLevel crossing at St. George's (C) Gareth James - Geograph - 2082135.jpgSt Fagans Level Crossing (C) Stephen McKay - Geograph - 2933422.jpgGlamorgan Flag.pngThe M4 at Baglan - Geograph - 375482.jpg
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